2007-07-02 Meeting

7/2/07 Community Meeting

AttendingYuki? (Facil) Dave (Notes) Nikki, Lois, Julio Jr, Joe, Andrea, Federico, Lara, Chris,

• community greenlight process - decision (10 min) Joe
• nikki membership - decision (20 min) Lara)
• policy decision-making language update - is this item ready for this week? - let’s try Lara (10 min)
• request “sublet” 208 by Juniper’s friend, Dave, for July (10 min)
• announcements (10 min)
• evaluation (5 min)
• Beverly-Vermont Community Land Trust bylaws (30 min) maybe we could start this using less time? Lara
• Shared Streets (Joe)

• Shared Streets

Drainage problem-Can’t have current courtyard drainage and put in bulbout at same time due to grading issues May be public and private issues/money necessary Also need to deal with massive storm runoff. Anyone interested in helping Joe and others plan for and deal with this, contact Joe

Introductions Welcome- CBE intern Beatrice – will be here for 5 weeks Jenny-Sociology instructor at McGill?-Here talking and researching book on sustainabliltiy and communities

Nikki Thiago is gone, but he has written comments Nikki comments about why she wants to be here -excited about current and upcoming legal structures -higher quality of life communities -gardening – love affair with the nectarine tree -really enjoy coming here Dale question-Does she want to convert us to anything once she is here -she wants us to smile more Any hidden agenda? -No, not really. What about cliques? Can she struggle against them? -She thinks so

• exit all non IC members Go around highlights Seems smart and happy here Excited about having here here Questions about generational diversity Seems to have good energy Good self reflection Adds good diversity of background Perhaps diversity shouldn’t be used against any one person Concern about Nikki being a perfectionist Consensus on Accepting Nikki as new member
  • Community Green Light New Process-Person goes from 1) Interested to 2) Candidate to 3) Provisional to 4) Member Refining step to go from Interested to Candidate

Proposed Changed Text:

The greenlight step is not intended to be as rigorous as the membership decision. Lack of information by some members (a concern such as “I don’t really know this person”) is not sufficient to deny green light, but actual negative experience with the person (such as “I have had a serious conflict with this person”) could be. A positive sense of the community about the applicant becoming a candidate is necessary to move forward.

Greenlight decisions may be requested by the applicant’s liaison or the Bienvenidos Committee to be scheduled at a Community Meeting. The applicant is expected to attend the meeting. The applicant must complete all the prior steps before the greenlight is scheduled.